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Throughout the world, Chérif (Cherif , شريف , Chérif ) is a common predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name Chérif is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly name, Tunisia, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name, and Senegal, where it is quite a common masculine name. Likewise, Chérif is the last name as well as the forename.
Chérif is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .